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| Spotted Dick. Photo: Slashfood. |
As someone who lived in England for three years, I have encountered many a food with a shocking name.Continue reading Spotted Dick and other foods that sound dirty but aren't
Every language has its own idioms, or words/phrases that make sense to native speakers but that don't really translate well into other languages. That applies to food as well. 
Did you know that England has a national saint? We probably planted a flag and nicked
him from someone else but what the heck, good ol' St George. Sadly, unlike the Scots and the
Welsh, the English tend not to celebrate their national patron. But not in the food blog world, oh no!
This year Sam of Becks and Posh (an English woman abroad) and cheeky scampster Monkey Gland of Jam Faced (an Englishman who has been abroad, but is now back) have created the first What's For Pud? event. Bring out your spotted dicks, swirl the cream over the trifle or whisk together a tub of custard to smoother the crumble as it is puds all the way this weekend. If you have a blog you can write your own post and join in the fun. Otherwise check their websites for the recipe links.
Remember though this is England we are talking about. Nothing Scottish, nothing Welsh or Irish thankyou.
Behind all the other odds and ends, stacked up alongside some canned tomatoes, was this lone, canned Heinz Treacle
Pudding. Generally known as cake and not pudding on the US side of the Atlantic, this traditional British dessert is a
round of sponge cake that is saturated with a golden syrup known as treacle. Treacle is a type of light molasses that is left over during the sugar
refining process. It makes what would otherwise be a plain and fairly dry dessert moist and sweet, so the combination
of treacle and sponge is a time-honored British favorite. Come to think of it, the combination of treacle and
nearly anything is a British favorite.
The label on the cake promised that it was microwaveable, meaning that I could avoid a 30 minute stove-top steaming just to eat it. I put it on a plate, covered it with a microwave-safe bowl and hit "start."
Continue reading Pantry Finds: Microwaveable treacle pudding
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